Oracle: Tech giant passes UK milestone as profit jumps March 7, 2025 US technology giant Oracle has reported sales in the UK of more than £2bn for the first time as its profit jumped by over 20 per cent. Oracle, which in 2023 was the third largest technology company in the world by revenue behind Microsoft and Google, is the title sponsor of the Red Bull F1 [...]
Self-rocking prams and turbo buggies, baby tech is innovation gone right March 5, 2025 From self-rocking prams to motorised buggies, baby tech showcases the best of innovation, writes former sceptic Phoebe Arslanagić-Little.
Airbnb: Top UK and Northern European boss checks out March 4, 2025 Airbnb’s top boss in the UK and Northern Europe is to step down after four years in the role. Amanda Cupples was appointed general manager for the region in March 2021 and was responsible for UK, Ireland, Netherlands and the Nordics. Australian Cupples joined Airbnb from digital health company Babylon Health where she was first [...]
AI will help us all live longer – that’s a business problem February 25, 2025 AI is solving medical problems at unthinkable speeds, but it's not just the pharma industry that should prepare, writes Paul Armstrong.
Massive civil service office complex approved for Manchester February 24, 2025 A huge new tech-focused Government office complex in Manchester has been given planning permission. The 5.5 acre project, which could support as many as 7,000 civil service jobs in the city, will bring together a range of government departments with a focus on technology. “The new digital campus plays to Manchester’s strengths. We have fostered [...]
As the US snubs Paris summit, how can we keep AI under control? February 11, 2025 The US and UK have refused to sign a declaration on AI safety at the Paris Summit. Is there a 'third way' for regulation, asks Russ Shaw.
CurrentBody: Owner of beauty tech firm used by Kim Kardashian and Serena Williams eyes £350m London Stock Exchange float February 4, 2025 The group behind beauty technology company CurrentBody is eyeing a float on the London Stock Exchange which could be worth £350m. The Beauty Tech Group has lined up Berenberg to lead the business through an initial public offering (IPO), according to a report first published by Sky News. The group is headquartered in Manchester and [...]
Politicians should drop their obsession with Silicon Valley January 30, 2025 Successive British politicians have reached for Silicon Valley – or the idea of Silicon Valley – every time they’ve wanted to project a vision of the future. In 2010 David Cameron set out plans to turn East London into “a world-leading tech city to rival Silicon Valley.” Seven years later, Theresa May’s government was still [...]
DeepSeek accused of using OpenAI’s models to train its viral bot January 29, 2025 OpenAI has accused Chinese competitor DeepSeek of using its models to train the competing system, violating its property rights. The ChatGPT maker claimed that its new Chinese competitor employed a technique called ‘distillation’ – when a smaller model learns from its larger counterpart – to develop its new chatbot. Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence adviser, David [...]
Rachel Reeves vows to fight for economic growth January 28, 2025 The Chancellor will declare that “growth won’t come without a fight” as she unveils her plan to turnaround Britain’s ailing economy with billions of pounds of investment and new infrastructure projects. Reeves will pledge an £80bn boom to the economy from a new Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor in a move that comes after the pensions industry [...]